Takehisa Yumeji - Takehisa Yumeji was a leading artist and illustrator in Japan during the Taisho era. His romantic portraits of contemporary young women were extremely popular, and he designed many woodblock prints for newspapers, women's magazines, and book covers. His slender, languid women are drawn with expressive line work, and sometimes have a naive, almost childlike quality. Yumeji's work found an enthusiastic following in Japan, and today, there is a museum devoted to him in Okayama, his birthplace. While there was little foreign interest in his work prior to his death in 1934, in subsequent decades Yumeji's prints have become very popular and highly sought after by collectors. 

Playing Records - Interesting circa 1920s scene of a couple dressed in informal kimono listening to records. The beauty's blue robe and red obi, and the red centers of the records are the only colors in the otherwise monochromatic work.

Artist - Takehisa Yumeji (1884 - 1934)

Image Size - 4 5/8" x 7 3/8" + margins as shown

Condition - This print with excellent color and detail as shown. Diagonal folds at corner. Slight thinning on reverse at top corners from previous mounting. Slight toning at top edge, a few small spots. Please see photos for details. Good overall.